In Year 149 of the Fifth Age, Wizard Grayzag began experimenting with creating portals to the Void plane in order to prove himself as a powerful mage and summoner. His experiments tore down the barriers between the planes, allowing the Void pests to come to Gielinor. Scattered reports from sailors in the South Seas reached the Void Knights, prompting them that this was what was described from the vision given to Dracs and set out to face the threat.